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ABBY'S RATING SYSTEM
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 Impressed, will reread
 Good, may seek more by author
 Decent, someone else may love it
 I won't recommend it
 A complete waste of time
 I can't believe a publisher bought it
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A Great and Terrible Beauty, by Libba Bray
Jennifer Government, by Max Barry
 Knife of Dreams, by Robert Jordan
Blackwood Farm, by Anne Rice
Gardens of the Moon, by Steven Erikson
The Crystal Shard, by R.A. Salvatore
Black House, by Stephen King & Peter Straub
The Truth Machine, by James L. Halperin
A Song of Ice and Fire series, by George R.R. Martin
Otherland IV, by Tad Williams [published at Nabou]
Daughter of the Empire, by Raymond Feist & Janny Wurts
Crossroads of Twilight, by Robert Jordan
MY TASTE IN BOOKS - The stars show how much I personally recommend each novel or novella
(this is a partial list of books I've read within the past five years)
(CLICK HERE to see my CURRENT and RECENTLY read books!)
The Last Unicorn, by Peter S. Beagle
Jumper, by Steven Gould
The Three Musketeers, by Alexandre Dumas
Queen Margot, by Alexandre Dumas
The Count of Monte Cristo, by Alexandre Dumas
A Game of Thrones, by George R.R. Martin
A Clash of Kings, by George R.R. Martin
A Storm of Swords, by George R.R. Martin
The Hedge Knight, by George R.R. Martin
It, by Stephen King (reread)
The Tommyknockers, by Stephen King (reread)
Pet Sematary, by Stephen King (reread)
The Shining, by Stephen King (reread)
Firestarter, by Stephen King (reread)
The Long Walk, by Stephen King (reread)
Song of Susannah, by Stephen King
The Waste Lands, by Stephen King (reread)
The Drawing of the Three, by Stephen King (reread)
Night, by Elie Wiesel (non-fiction)
Shardik, by Richard Adams
Kindred, by Octavia Butler
Hyperion, by Dan Simmons
The Fall of Hyperion, by Dan Simmons
Interview With a Vampire, by Anne Rice (reread)
The Vampire Lestat, by Anne Rice (reread on audio)
The Witching Hour, by Anne Rice (reread)
Oryx and Crake, by Margaret Atwood
The Neverending Story, by Michael Ende
The Great Hunt, by Robert Jordan (reread on audio)
The Shadow Rising, by Robert Jordan (reread on audio)
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, by J.K. Rowling
The Complete Persepolis, by Marjane Satrapi (memoir)
Night of Sorrows, by Frances Sherwood
The Giant's House, by Elizabeth McCracken
A Feast for Crows, by George R.R. Martin
The Sworn Sword, by George R.R. Martin
The Glass Flower, by George R.R. Martin
Distress, by Greg Egan
Jonathan Strange & Mr. Norrell, by Susanna Clarke
On a Pale Horse, by Piers Anthony
The Diamond Age, by Neal Stephenson
The Golden Compass: His Dark Materials Book 1, by Philip Pullman
The Dark Tower, by Stephen King
Dark Visions, by Stephen King, Dan Simmons, and George R.R. Martin
Everything's Eventual, by Stephen King
Gerald's Game, by Stephen King (reread on audio)
The Stand, by Stephen King (reread)
Dolores Claiborne, by Stephen King (reread)
Rita Hayworth and the Shawshank Redemption, by Stephen King (reread)
The Gunslinger, by Stephen King (reread)
Queen of the Damned, by Anne Rice (reread)
The Hot Zone, by Richard Preston (non-fiction)
The Codex, by Douglas Preston
Otherland I: City of Golden Shadow, by Tad Williams
Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring, by J.R.R. Tolkien
Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers, by J.R.R. Tolkien
Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King, by J.R.R. Tolkien
The Jungle, by Upton Sinclair
Wild Seed, by Octavia Butler
Perdido Street Station, by China Miéville
The Warrior's Apprentice, by Lois McMaster Bujold
Shards of Honor, by Lois McMaster Bujold
Barrayar, by Lois McMaster Bujold
The Vor Game, by Lois McMaster Bujold
Falling Free, by Lois McMaster Bujold
Reflex, by Steven Gould
1984, by George Orwell (reread on audio)
Intensity, by Dean Koontz
The Thing on the Doorstep, by H.P. Lovecraft
American Gods, by Neil Gaiman
When the Bough Breaks, by Jonathan Kellerman
The Dragon Reborn, by Robert Jordan (reread on audio)
The Fires of Heaven, by Robert Jordan (reread on audio)
Lord of Chaos (reread on audio), by Robert Jordan
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, by J.K. Rowling
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, by J.K. Rowling
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone, by J.K. Rowling
The Eye of the World, by Robert Jordan (reread on audio)
Warriors books 1-6, series by Erin Hunter
Brothers in Arms, by Lois McMaster Bujold
Kitty and the Midnight Hour, by Carrie Vaughn
The Skin Trade, by George R.R. Martin
Cell, by Stephen King
Cujo, by Stephen King (reread)
Salem's Lot, by Stephen King (reread)
The Green Mile, by Stephen King
The Dead Zone, by Stephen King (reread)
Hearts in Atlantis, by Stephen King
Carrie, by Stephen King (reread)
Wolves of the Calla, by Stephen King
The Curse of Chalion, by Lois McMaster Bujold
Logs, by Walter Jon Williams
Snow Crash, by Neal Stephenson
Tale of the Body Thief, by Anne Rice (reread)
Otherland II: River of Blue Fire, by Tad Williams
Children of Rhatlan, by Jonathan Fesmire (Podiobook)
Therapy, by Jonathan Kellerman
Me Talk Pretty One Day, by David Sedaris (memoir, abridged audio)
Altered Carbon, by Richard K. Morgan
Dark: Stories of Madness, Murder, and the Supernatural
Farenheit 451, by Ray Bradbury
Tuck Everlasting, by Natalie Babbitt
Primary Inversion, by Catherine Asaro
Exiles: Vol.1, by Melanie Rawn
A Crown of Swords, by Robert Jordan (reread on audio)
Winter's Heart, by Robert Jordan (reread on audio)
The Amber Spyglass: His Dark Materials Book 3, by Philip Pullman
The Subtle Knife: His Dark Materials Book 2, by Philip Pullman
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, by J.K. Rowling
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, by J.K. Rowling
Quarantine, by Greg Egan
Diaspora, by Greg Egan
Gravity, by Tess Gerritsen
Jesus Land, by Julia Sheeres (memoir)
The Night Listener, by Armistead Maupin
The Mummy, by Anne Rice (reread)
 The Scar, by China Miéville
Matchstick Men, by Eric Garcia
The Fourth Hand, by John Irving
Kitty Goes to Washington, by Carrie Vaughn
Fevre Dream, by George R.R. Martin
Christine, by Stephen King (reread)
The Mist, by Stephen King (reread)
The Dark Half, by Stephen King
Insomnia, by Stephen King
Stand By Me, by Stephen King (reread)
The Little Sisters of Eluria, by Stephen King
Dolan's Cadillac, by Stephen King (reread on audio)
Dreamcatcher, by Stephen King
Otherland III: Mountain of Black Glass, by Tad Williams
The Handmaid's Tale, by Margaret Atwood
A Wizard of Earthsea, by Ursula K. Le Guin
Minority Report, by Philip K. Dick
Gone, by Jonathan Kellerman
Running With Scissors, by Augusten Burroughs (non-fiction)
The Bunnicula Collection, by Deborah and James Howe
Kill the Messenger, by Tami Hoag
The Path of Daggers, by Robert Jordan (reread on audio)
Prey, by Michael Crichton
Moonrise, by Ben Bova
I Am Legend, by Richard Matheson
Memory, by Lois McMaster Bujold
Rage, by Jonathan Kellerman
Bearing an Hourglass, by Piers Anthony
Wizard and Glass, by Stephen King (reread)
From a Buick 8, by Stephen King
Beautiful Lies, by Lisa Unger
Vanished, by Tess Gerritsen
The Pirate Coast, by Richard Zacks (non-fiction)
Writers of the Future XXII anthology
A Charmed Life: Chrestomanci Book 1, by Diana Wynne Jones
Tarzan of the Apes, by Edgar Rice Burroughs
Dune, by Frank Herbert
The Vanished Man, by Jeffrey Deaver
The Lake, by Richard Laymon
McSweeny's Mammoth Treasury of Thrilling Tales, short stories by various authors
Jane Eyre, by Charlotte Bronte
Odd Thomas, by Dean Koontz
Lasher, by Anne Rice
The DaVinci Code, by Dan Brown
Memoirs of a Geisha, by Arthur Golden
Across the Nightingale Floor, by Lian Hearn
The Postman, by David Brin
Stranger in a Strange Land, by Robert A. Heinlein
The Tomb, by F. Paul Wilson
 Obsession, by Jonathan Kellerman
Bag of Bones, by Stephen King
Lost Boys, by Orson Scott Card
The Best of Asimov's Science Fiction Magazine, 2002
Coraline, by Neil Gaiman
The Burning Man, by Tad Williams
Last Man Standing, by David Baldacci
Foundation and Empire, by Isaac Asimov
The Colour of Magic, by Terry Pratchett
The Dragonriders of Pern, by Anne McCaffrey
Desperation, by Stephen King
Rose Madder, by Stephen King
The Shipping News, by E. Annie Proulx
The Ruins, by Scott Smith
Fire Ice, by Clive Cussler
Kiss the Girls, by James Patterson
Contact, by Carl Sagan
Clade, by Mark Budz
March Upcountry, by David Weber and John Ringo
Haunted, by Chuck Palahniuk
The Misfits, by James Howe
Servant of the Bones, by Anne Rice
Pandora, by Anne Rice
Master and Commander, by Patrick O'Brian
Sula, by Toni Morrison
Burning Chrome, by William Gibson
Neuromancer, by William Gibson (unfortunately abridged audio)
Mars, by Ben Bova
The Good Guy, by Dean Koontz
 The Regulators, by Stephen King
The Hollow Man, by Dan Simmons
Prince Caspian, by C.S. Lewis (audio drama)
With a Tangled Skein, by Piers Anthony
Digital Fortress, by Dan Brown
Ender's Shadow, by Orson Scott Card
The Vampire Armand, by Anne Rice
Buddha Boy, by Kathe Koje
The Demolished Man, by Alfred Bester
The Best of Fantasy & Science Fiction Magazine, 2002
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